Akron-class airship
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The Akron-class airship was a class of large U.S. Navy rigid airships of the early 1930s designed to serve as flying aircraft carriers for scouting and fleet reconnaissance.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Navy airship class
ⓘ
class of rigid airships ⓘ |
| airshipType | rigid airship ⓘ |
| basedOnConcept | airborne scouting platform ⓘ |
| category |
1930s United States airships
ⓘ
aircraft carriers of the United States Navy ⓘ military airship class ⓘ |
| construction | durable metal framework ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedAs | flying aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| designedBy | Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
fleet screening
ⓘ
long-range scouting missions ⓘ |
| era | early 1930s ⓘ |
| hangarCapacity | up to 5 parasite aircraft ⓘ |
| hullType | durable metal framework ⓘ |
| launchAndRecoverySystem | trapeze system for parasite aircraft ⓘ |
| liftingGas | helium ⓘ |
| member |
USS Akron (ZRS-4)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
USS Macon (ZRS-5) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| navalRole | scouting force asset ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
helium-filled rigid hull
ⓘ
internal hangar for aircraft ⓘ trapeze launch and recovery gear ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 2 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| parasiteAircraftType | Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
fleet reconnaissance
ⓘ
scouting ⓘ |
| propulsionType | internal combustion engines ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | U.S. Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntryDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| usedAs | airborne aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| usedIn | interwar period ⓘ |
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